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Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn't just skills like computer technology. It's the old-fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline, self-command.
Steven Pressfield

Meaning of "self-command" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-COMMAND

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-COMMAND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Command is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-COMMAND

self-colored
self-coloured
self-compatibility
self-compatible
self-composed
self-composure
self-conceit
self-conceited
self-concept
self-confessed
self-confidence
self-confident
self-confidently
self-congratulation
self-congratulatory
self-conscious
self-consciously
self-consciousness
self-contained
self-containedly

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-COMMAND

Air Command
bomber command
chain of command
command
control command
demand
gourmand
high command
in demand
law of supply and demand
Maritime Command
market demand
Mobile Command
on demand
remand
second-in-command
Strategic Air Command
summand
supply and demand
telecommand

Synonyms and antonyms of self-command in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «self-command» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-COMMAND

Find out the translation of self-command to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-command from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-command» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自命令
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dominio de sí mismo
570 millions of speakers

English

self-command
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वयं कमान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قيادة الذات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самообладание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

auto- comando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আত্মশাসন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

auto- commande
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mandiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Selbstbeherrschung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自己コマンド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자기 명령
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mandiri
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự tự chủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய கட்டளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वत: ची आज्ञा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kendine hakim olma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

auto- comando
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Komenda siebie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самовладання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

auto- comandă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτο - διοίκησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

self- opdrag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

själv kommandot
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

self- kommando
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-command

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-COMMAND»

The term «self-command» is normally little used and occupies the 119.348 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-COMMAND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-command

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QUOTES WITH «SELF-COMMAND»

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Steven Pressfield
Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn't just skills like computer technology. It's the old-fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline, self-command.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-COMMAND»

Discover the use of self-command in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-command and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Empire of the Self: Self-Command and Political Speech in ...
The problematic consequences of this ideal are explored in Seneca’s dramatic and satirical works, as well as in the novel of his contemporary Petronius. Star examines the rhetorical links between these diverse texts.
Christopher Star, 2012
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The Psychology of Saving: A Study on Economic Psychology
(Smith [1759] 1982, p.215) Smith saw prudence as the union of the two qualities of reason and understanding, on the one hand, and self command on the other. He said that, although the principles of common prudence did not always govern  ...
Karl Erik Wärneryd, 1999
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Choice and Consequence
The case that concerns me is the person who some of the time wants sexual satisfaction and the rest of the time wants to be a virgin.1 I have tried to describe a phenomenon that generates the problem of self-command, or self-management .
Thomas C. Schelling, 1984
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The Oxford Handbook of Adam Smith
Self-command is unique for two reasons. One concerns the degree of its excellence, and the other the degree ofits ubiquity. Both are prominent in his most comprehensive treatment of self-command, that given in TMS VI.iii. Smith's treatment ...
Christopher J. Berry, Maria Pia Paganelli, Craig Smith, 2013
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Autonomous Agents : From Self-Control to Autonomy: From ...
However, Ian's intentionally uttering the self-command need not, in principle, depend upon Dc's being stronger than Dtv, since the former course of action is not in direct competition with the latter: he can do both things simultaneously.
Alfred R. Mele Professor of Philosophy Davidson College, 1995
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Social Media Marketing: Game Theory and the Emergence of ...
In fact the simplest and most widely adapted of social media marketing tools, the humble corporate blog, is a prime example of self-command. GM's Fastlane blog, discussed in the first chapter, is a very worthy example precisely because GM ...
Eric Anderson, 2010
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Twisted Network Programming Essentials
__init__(self) self.command = cmd def serviceStarted(self): self.openChannel( CommandChannel(self.command, conn=self)) class CommandChannel(channel. SSHChannel): name = 'session' def __init__(self, command, *args, **kwargs): ...
Jessica McKellar, Abe Fettig, 2013
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Adam Smith and the Character of Virtue
But Smith's most sustained exposition of overcoming self—preference is provided in his account of self—command in TMS VI.iii. Smith introduces this account by invoking a theme central to his study of Plato and Aristotle. In TMS VII he notes ...
Ryan Patrick Hanley, 2009
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Agent Causality
He utters a self- command: "Get off your butt, Ian, and paint that shed !". Whereupon he turns off the TV and goes back to work. It is assumed that lan's desire to watch TV (Dtv) is stronger than his desire to get back to work (Dw), and that the ...
F. Vollmer, 1999
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Irrationality
(2) Ian desires to utter the self-command; but since this is not itself a desire to get back to work, Ian has motivation to utter the self-command that is not also motivation to get back to work. Contentions (1) and (2) are both unconvincing. First ...
Alfred R. Mele, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-COMMAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-command is used in the context of the following news items.
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If You Don't Use Something, Why Can't You Part with It?
One thing that has surprised me most about habits is the degree to which, for most people, outer order contributes to inner calm, and inner self-command. «PsychCentral.com, Apr 15»
2
Washington's Birthday
[S]pecifically, [it was] his self-command, which prevented his ever taking any political step on impulse, without carefully weighing its consequences for the ... «Patriot Post, Feb 15»
3
Love's Unrequited Logic
The mechanics of non-hydraulic drives require self-command, an evolved (culturally configurable) capacity humans have always had. 4. All our drives play out ... «Big Think, Feb 15»
4
Do You Wish You Spent Less Time Watching 'Potato-Chip News'?
Also, it can inflame other bad habits, because people get so agitated by it that they lose self-command and turn to bad habits for comfort. One person wrote, “I ... «PsychCentral.com, Jan 15»
5
The Psychology of Rewarding Yourself with Treats
When we give ourselves treats, we feel energized, cared for, and contented, which boosts our self-command — and self-command helps us maintain our healthy ... «PsychCentral.com, Nov 14»
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The Simpsons And Futurama's Crossover Couch Gag Is Here, And …
If only Homer had four arms, four legs and vibrated on self-command. Since the gag starts off with the Planet Express ship opening from Futurama, I wonder if ... «Cinema Blend, Nov 14»
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Review: Russ Roberts' 'How Adam Smith Can Save Your Life'
Indeed, a serious discussion of self-command is conspicuous by its absence from Roberts' book. Roberts' account of Smith on self-deceit begins promisingly ... «Washington Free Beacon, Oct 14»
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Better Models of Our Nature: Social Scripts And Self-Command
Better models of our nature are needed. Freud's ideas, though largely discredited (they've been called a "stupendous intellectual confidence trick"), still haunt ... «Big Think, Sep 14»
9
Are You 'Addicted' to Something?
Self-command, self-knowledge...more and more, I'm convinced that good habits and happiness come down to these two. And maybe self-command comes from ... «AOL Jobs, Aug 14»
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There's more than one way to legalize marijuana
K: It's based on Schelling's ideas about self-command. It's based on an idea about substance abuse and other bad habits, which is that they are essentially a ... «Washington Post, Jul 14»

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